Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon. Photo: CDB
The Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has elected Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon to serve as its next President.
Leon’s appointment will become effective on May 1, 2021.
He will succeed Dr Warren Smith who has been the CDB’s President for the last 10 years.
The CDB said Leon has over 30 years of experience in economic development and has directed macroeconomic and financial policy support to government authorities in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia and the Caribbean.
He has worked with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for more than 24 years, serving as Mission Chief for the Gulf States of Oman, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates as well as The Bahamas, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe. Prior to his engagement with the IMF, Leon was an Associate Professor at State University of New York at Old Westbury in the United States.
Common Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) between CRKI and KCCC
A common international Scientific Advisory Board between Cancer Research KI and the Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center (KCCC) has been established. The board of directors of the KCCC, representing both the Karolinska Institute and The Karolinska University Hospital, aimed to incorporate advisory members with broad expertise in clinical, basic and caring cancer research; covering a varied set of cancer subdisciplines.
This common SAB will be able to advise on matters including, but not limited to, the long-term strategic development of research, education, care and prevention within cancer for both Cancer Research KI and the CCC. The current members of the SAB are listed below in the table.
Leadership Elections Now Open at University of Southampton
Nominations for 2020-2021 Sabbatical Officers at the University of Southampton are now open. The available rolls include:
Union President, VP Education & Democracy, VP Welfare & Community, VP Activities, VP Sports, Trustee, Senator, Chair of Senate, Faculty Officer, and Postgraduate Research Officer.
A recent announcement from SUSU affirms that:
These roles are paid £21,814 per annum to represent students full-time for the year. All our Sabbatical Officers receive training in key skills such as project management, communication, leadership, governance and more. Each Sabbatical is supported by full-time staff at SUSU.
This announcement also observes that there is a difference between a paid role as a Sabbatical Officer and a voluntary position. The roles of Union President, VP Education & Democracy, VP Welfare & Community, VP Activities, VP Sports are all paid, full-time positions. By contrast, roles such as Trus